News – 28/06/12

Suburban Preservation are pleased to announce that after extensive engine work and bodywork repairs 31101 was started and ran under her own power on 25/6/2012, and a successful test run undertaken on the 26th to Shenton and back. This is the first time she has run since being stopped after the sept diesel gala in 2009. She should be out for the rails and ales weekend on the 14th and 15th July. Photos from Suburban Preservation

33 103 Hire

33 103 leaving Nemesis Rail’s Burton Upon Trent Depot for a period of hire to the Weardale Railway to cover a shortage of locomotives for their train services. Photo Martin Sargent:

SVR 1940’s Weekend

Owing to a shortage of steam locomotives, the SVR were forced to use both D8188 and D821 during their 1940’s event last Saturday. D8059 also worked on Sunday. David Coombs photo of D8188 leaving Kidderminster taken last Saturday:

WSR Diesel Running

The diesel loco allocations have changed slightly on various dates due to crew availability. The confirmed updated allocations are below.